Shoot what you see, not what you think.

There is no other art with as great a democratic capacity as photography.

I think that light and shadow have exactly the same duality that exists between life and death.

I give the moment permanence.

I think that a visual artist's philosophy develops much more freely than a writer's or a thinker's philosophy. It is not so disciplined. The photographer works with both his eyes and his mind.

The word 'art' is very slippery. It really has no importance in relation to one's work. I work for the pleasure, for the pleasure of the work, and everything else is a matter for the critics.

We write not just to show off, not just to tell, or only to have written. We write to know ourselves.

Music does not need a visa to enter your heart.

[My work] is designed to speak for itself. as mementos of the fearful struggle through which the country has just passed, it is confidently hoped that it will possess an enduring interest.

We can all be ourselves, be true to ourselves, and all be together.

The self is too small an object for perpetual enthusiasm.

The moment I think about past letdowns or future hypotheticals, I mentally put myself on shaky ground. If I clear my mind of chatter, I can succeed, just like I did in 2006.

I was always wrapped around music being a tradition, a skill.

Logic teaches rules for presentation, not thinking.

The next Google or Facebook will come from somewhere other than Silicon Valley.

Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention.